Manifolding device



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MANIFOLDING DEVI CE Filed March so, 1957 INV ENT OR. BY /VHRK h/@foam/(ER ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 20, 1938 UNITED STAT- ES j PATENTV"oi-"rior:

MANrFoLnmG nevica Mark W. Shoem Rotary` Printing Com corporation of OhioApplicationv March 30,

sur, chicago,

lll., lssllnor to The pany, Norwalk, Ohio. a

1937, Serial No. 133,858

s claims. (o1. 1oz-13s) The present inventio n relates to apparat Thesesuper-imposed lstrips ed as they are pulled portions and various forms.

previously 20 shown my Ili'that supports a I2 is adapted to be er. Theforms lmay o With the machine illustrate bon strips are interleaved bstrips or forms ad d, transfer or'caretween the record jacent theregions platen I4 of the 55 typewriter mechanism I2. At the forward endof 1the bed are a series of aligning pins arearranged to engageperforations 2 in the web.v The perforations of the normali .24 by 24,which 5 formed pressed clamp 2l, carri as at 28, tothe fram ed by a. 5 eof the machine.

' The paper is maintained I4 by a weighted roller 30 arms 3|, pivoteclto the The guide lbar ed on brackets 33, which taut across the bedcarried by a pair of guide bar 2B, adjacent l0 is preferably mountmay besecured to the oi which is indicated at in Fig. v2, are removablypositioned in suite openings 36 in the plate $3, preventing excesdownward movement oi' the ries the weighted roller 30.

which cooperate with the pin ing pins hereinafter to be 33 ble sive arm3l, which car- 20 The perorations as,

s 24. and other aligndescribed, are proone end thereof and s. Hence, itwill 24 will serve to retain the fo forms in alignment.,

It has been found ccurat however, that to insure e alignment of the sposition a fresh sheet or page beneath the typewriter I2. For thispurpose, l.' 35 have povided a second'set of pins 4G, arranged to engagea subsequent set oi' openings 25 in the strips or forms, as the latterare heine drawn forwardly across the table.

When the operator desires sheet beneath the typewriter foot pedal 50,which, through the medium of a link 5I interposed between the pedal andthe lever 28, raises the clamp 2l out o engagement with the forward edgeof the forms. The operator then raises the forms out of contact with thepins 24 and draws them forwardly. Simultaneously with the raising of theclamp 21, the pins 4I! are brought into position to engage a set ofopenings 25. as the forms are drawn iorwardlyf This is accomplished as'shown in Figs. 1 and. 3, by a link or rod 52, which is interconnectedbetween the pedal il and an arm 53, that is secured to a bail I4, whichis pivoted as at I5 to u to bring a fresh 40 he depresses a l) pair ofspaced guides 10 another set of openings in the respective forms,

said last-named prongs when in engagement with the openings in the formsbeing in substantially the same horizontal plane as the iirst namedprongs. and tensioning means disposed interme- 15 diate said pairs ofprongs to act upon the forms while they are held in engagement andalignment by said pain; o1' prongs, and to form a downwardly extendingloop in said forms when the movably mounted prongs are withdrawn fromthe openings in respective forms.

Y 8. A device for registering super-imposed canment with aligning holesprovided at form length intervals in the forms, a pair of bars extend-Vcarried by said bars and beneath which the forms pass in their advancetoward the table, a second named guides'and above which the forms passin their advance toward the table. a pair of arms pivoted at one end tosaid bars, and carrying at their other end a plurality of pins adaptedand arrangedtobemovedintothepathoftheopenings in the forms and betweenthe guides of the second-named pair, a pair of links, one end ot eachlink being pivoted to said bars. a weighted roher disposed between theother ends of said the table, a pair of guides disposed bet-Ween thel'stlinks and resting on the forms between the pivoted pins and thetable. an adjustable stop carried by the table to restrict the downwardmove- 'ment of roller in various positions, a foot operable pedal and aconnection between the pedal and the pin carrying arms. whereby the pinsmay be rocked about the pivots of such arms as desired.

9. A typewriter feeding mechanism for align# ing a plurality ofsuperimposed continuous forms over a platen across which-the forms areadvanced to bring a fresh form into writing position on the plated'comprising a pair of aligning pins at the delivery sideof the platen forengagement with aligning holes provided at form .length intervals in theforms, a paix of bars extending rearwardly at the intake side of theplaten, a pair of spaced guides carried by said bars and beneath whichthe forms pass in their advance toward the platen, a second pair ofspaced guides disposed between the iirst-named guides and below theforms, a pair ci' arms pivoted at one end to said bars and carrying attheir other end a plurality of pins adapted and arranged to be movedinto the path o't the openings in the forms and between the guides ofthe second-named pair, a pair of links, one end oi' each link beingpivoted to said bars. a weight carried by said links adjacent theirother ends and resting onthe forms between the pivoted pins and theplaten to tension the forms, an adjustable stop to restrict the downwardmovement of the weight in various positions, a foot operable pedal. anda connection between the pedal and the pin carrying arms whereby thepins may be rocked about the pivots o! such arms as desired. and wheresaid weight acts to advance that portion of the forms adjacent saidpivoted pins consequent upon the dis-

